Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lift is ______.

A) the force that holds a plane back

B) the force that moves a plane forward

C) the downward force on a plane

D) the upward force on a plane

2. Gravity is ______.

A) the force that holds a plane back

B) the force that moves a plane forward

C) the downward force on a plane

D) the upward force on a plane

3. Thrust is ______. A) the force that holds a plane back

B) the force that moves a plane forward

C) the downward force on a plane D) the upward force on a plane

4 Drag is ______.

A) the force that holds a plane back

B) the force that moves a plane forward

C) the downward force on a plane

D) the upward force on a plane

5 An elevator ______.

A) increases lift

B) controls the up and down motion of a plane

C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise

D) moves the plane right and left

6 An aileron ______.

A) increases lift

B) controls the up and down motion of a plane

C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise

D) moves the plane right and left

7 A rudder ______.

A) increases lift

B) controls the up and down motion of a plane

C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise

D) moves the plane right and left

8 A flap ______.

A) increases lift

B) controls the up and down motion of a plane

C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise

D) moves the plane right and left

9 What is the noise you hear after a high-speed plane flies by?

A) Supersonic flight

B) Aerodynamics

C) The sound barrier

D) A sonic boom

10 What is the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere?

A) Supersonic flight

B) Aerodynamics

C) The sound barrier

D) A sonic boom

1. What describes the long-term condition of the atmosphere?

A) Weather

B) Climate

C) Barometer

D) Hygrometer

2 What describes the short-term condition of the atmosphere?

A) Weather B) Climate C) Barometer D) Hygrometer

3 What measures atmospheric humidity?

A) Weather

B) Climate

C) Barometer

D) Hygrometer

4 What measures air pressure?

A) Weather

B) Climate

C) Barometer

D) Hygrometer

5 What is the flow of water in the atmosphere?

A) Convection current

B) Sea breeze

C) Cold front

D) Water cycle

6 What are air movements which are caused by uneven heating/cooling of air?

A) Convection current

B) Sea breeze

C) Cold front

D) Water cycle

7 What are winds blowing onto land from water?

A) Convection current

B) Sea breeze

C) Cold front

D) Water cycle

8 What brings strong winds and or thunderstorms?

A) Convection current

B) Sea breeze

C) Cold front

D) Water cycle

9 What is the amount of moisture in the air?

A) Dew point

B) Humidity

C) Capacity

D) Evaporation 10 _____ is affected by temperature.

A) Dew point

B) Humidity

C) Capacity

D) Evaporation

1. A satellite ______.

A) orbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite

C) is the path of an object

D) can be dangerous

2 An orbit ______. A) 0rbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite

C) is the path of an object

D) can be dangerous

3 A trajectory ______.

A) orbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite

C) is the path of an object

D) can be dangerous

4 Reentry ______.

A) orbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite

C) is the path of an object

D) can be dangerous

5 Staging ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space

C) draws objects toward the earth

D) is affected by gravity and inertia

6 Gravity ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space

C) draws objects toward the earth

D) is affected by gravity and inertia

7 Inertia ______. A) keeps things moving or stationary B) helps get rockets into space C) draws objects toward the earth

D) is affected by gravity and inertia

8 A trajectory ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space

C) draws objects toward the earth

D) is affected by gravity and inertia

9 A space hazard ______.

A) can be something that is NOT in space

B) is a hazard

C) can be lack of radiation

D) is called "the bends"

10 Air pressure ______.

A) can be something that is NOT in space

B) is a hazard

C) can be lack of radiation

D) is called "the bends"